Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:09 am – 4:15 pm
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People26,583 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.39,284 householdsMedian household income $65,709Median home value $542,700Median rent $1,637 a month44% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,387 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 13,430 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, professional and business services 10%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 39 minutes49% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 23% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, French or Haitian Creole 21%, Spanish 14%, other languages 3%20% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month December70 in of snow a year, on about 29 days20 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamaica Plain station, 3 mi away; snow from Blue Hill Coop
Parks and public landsMsgr. Francis A. Ryan Parkstate park · under a mileNeponset River Reservationstate park · under a mileOlmsted Greenstate park · under a mile · 58 acresState Public Health Campusstate park · under a mileCanterbury Brookside Istate park · under a mileKennedy Gardenstate park · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 11 Mar 197650 mi away, near Portsmouth, Rhode IslandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Jan 199939 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMwraserves 2,580,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation66 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools13 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, 20 otherSchoolMildred Avenue K-8 Schoolright hereElementaryPauline A Shaw Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolBerea Academyunder a mileCollegeBoston Baptist College1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS7.2 miInterstateI-932.1 miUS highwayUS 12.1 miAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY4.9 miRailMorton StreetMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Back Bay - In the bus lane outside 177 Huntington Avenue, between Belvidere and Cumberland Streets. Please note the building at 177 HuntinOurBus4.7 miTransit140 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02126 ZIP area.